Yugoslavia YU-Taxi-Drivers-Badge

[Christian Zulus]

Gentlemen,

yesterday Paul - GMIC-member "pmargulies" - visited me in Vienna and we went strait to Rochowanski's shop http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtop...st&p=163542 . There Paul found that beautiful Taxi-Drivers-Badge for me:

I bought it for about USD 45,- (EUR 32,-).

The enamel is well preserved and I think it is made from tombac and gilded with silver. The wingspan is 6 cm.

Does anyone have further informations about that badge ?

Paul told me, that the Taxi-Drivers in communist Yugoslavia had to wear that badge on their cap as a legitimation and that this badge is rather rare in Belgrade now. He has only two of them in his collection.

Best regards

Christian

Edited May 20, 2007 by Christian Zulus